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Over the past year, Five Star Subaru of Grapevine, in Texas, has significantly boosted their accessory sales—a 154% increase to be exact! Five Star Subaru of Grapevine is one of our top accessory sales dealerships, and we were ecstatic to interview their parts manager, Kale Engelhardt to share how this dealership boosted its accessory sales.
Topics: Accessories System, Customer Success, Dealership, Subaru
Texas is typically known for its Alamo–did you know that it’s also known for its dealership success? Superior Subaru of Houston has an astounding accessory sales track record that makes other dealerships jealous. Superior Subaru has leveled up, from the previous year, with a whopping 72% increase in average monthly sales revenue. We spoke to sales manager Naser Maraghi from Superior Subaru to take a closer look at their accessory sales process.
Topics: Accessories System, Questions, Customer Success, Dealership, Subaru
Something special is in the air in the Twin Cities, and it’s more than just the snow. Although the hub of winter sports, the home to Winter Carnival, and the famous State of Hockey, to Insignia this snow capped metropolis is known for something else. The Twin Cities offers a concentrated population of dealerships who have embraced the Insignia system, strapped it to their snowmobile, and sped across the frozen tundra.
Topics: Sales Best Practices, Increase Profits, Toyota, Dealership, Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler, Ram, Jeff Belzer, Chevrolet, Subaru, Vehicle Personalization, accessories, Showroom, staff, sales team, Rudy Luther, success, Accessories sales, tips, Insignia Group, increase sales, preload, building, midwest, Gross profit, morrie minnetonka subaru, customer experience, Inner Grove Toyota, Harry Brown's Chevrolet, Dodge of Burnsville
Remember Adventure Subaru, Fayetteville, the dealer who tripped over a loose board in the showroom otherwise known as $20,000 in accessory profit? This income came by sheer customer demand and no process.
Topics: Accessories System, Sales Best Practices, Customer Retention, Customer Success, Dealership, Subaru, Vehicle Personalization, accessories, Showroom, staff, sales team, brand loyalty, sales, Educate, Adventure Subaru, Best Practice, Graduate, graduation
In 2016, Morrie’s Minnetonka Subaru in began their accessory journey with Insignia. Vehicle Personalization Expert, Kurt Daughtery, and the dealership all agree that Jen Burns is the cornerstone of their accessory success. She is a force to be reckoned with and every dealership would benefit from this kind of girl power in the showroom.
Topics: Dealership, Subaru, Vehicle Personalization, accessories, Showroom, staff, sales team, sales, accessory program, Best Practice, success, Accessories sales, dealer, guided, profit, morrie minnetonka subaru
The lead singer gets all the glory.
But take away the drummer and bass guitarist and the whole act falls apart. Often it's the players in the background responsible for putting in the work that allows the star to shine. That’s the kind of dedication and execution taking place from the corner office at Adventure Subaru in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Adventure Subaru joined up with Insignia in the summer of 2017. Prior to using a streamlined process and system, management described the dealership as “stumbling upon $20,000 in accessories each month.” General Manager Tim Hurd approached Insignia with the challenge to double their monthly vehicle personalization profit. Insignia’s local Vehicle Personalization Expert, Kurt Daughtery, knew there was one surefire way to achieve this goal--and it was going to require the drummer and the bass player to make it happen.
Topics: Sales Best Practices, Customer Success, Dealership, Subaru, Vehicle Personalization, Showroom, staff, sales team, Adventure Subaru
The famous marketing adage that quips “a good product will sell itself” holds a lot of weight in the vehicle personalization realm. Automotive accessories are a multi-billion dollar industry; any step in this giant’s direction will yield a few bucks.
When Adventure Subaru in Fayetteville, Arkansas, reviewed profitability on their accessory program, they saw that it was good. Without much concerted effort, General Manager Tim Hurd reported the dealership “stumbled over $20,000 in accessories each month.” Approaching Insignia Vehicle Personalization Expert, Kurt Daughtery with this finding, Hurd challenged Kurt with using the Insignia system to double monthly accessory profit. Kurt’s reply? “No pressure!”
Topics: Accessories System, Presentation Tools, Increase Profits, Dealership, Subaru, staff, Educate
Evolution: (noun) The gradual development of something, especially from a simple to a more complex form.
Management at Morrie’s Minnetonka Subaru took the desire to add front end gross in their showroom and set it in motion. Starting with will, direction, and thorough training, the desire developed into a more complex form as a process unique to the store was realized. This Minnesota dealer is one to watch, as its success in accessory sales snowballs.
We talked with management about the birth of this process, and the impressive gains enjoyed over the last twelve months. A common theme emerged: the team is playing together. Comprehensive support for Vehicle Personalization laid a healthy foundation and allowed for continual, methodic growth that hasn’t slowed down.
Topics: Accessories System, Improve CSI, Increase Profits, Process Training, Customer Success, Dealership, Subaru, Vehicle Personalization, accessories, Showroom, staff, sales
There is always room for improvement.
That is the attitude of the management of Sellers Subaru in Macomb, Michigan; especially knowing that customers are going to buy accessories from somewhere.
The Sellers team recognized personalization as a way to get their customers exactly what they want, while simultaneously adding value to the vehicle. Leading their zone, the dealership was content with their vehicle personalization process. That’s when the dealership was chosen to be part of Subaru’s Mid-West Regional pilot program with Insignia.
Topics: Increase Profits, Process Training, Subaru, accessory program
Receptionist promoted to accessory manager.
Thirty dollars in increased per new vehicle retail.
Fourth out of ten dealers in a Subaru accessory challenge.
Increased sales in Subaru’s Care Connect program.
These are just the highlights of what’s happening at Brandon Tomes Subaru.
Topics: Dealership, Subaru, staff
